Kabul, which accuses Islamabad of supporting the 10-year Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, put relations on ice after the September murder of its peace envoy Burhanuddin Rabbani, which one Afghan minister blamed on Pakistani spies.

The US Department of Defense said it could not comment on the report but set out its fears about Pakistan and its influence in Afghanistan.

“We have not seen the report, and therefore cannot offer comment on it specifically,” Pentagon spokesman George Little told AFP.

“We have long been concerned about ties between elements of the ISI and some extremist networks.”

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta “has also been clear that he believes that the safe havens in Pakistan remain a serious problem and need to be addressed by Pakistani authorities.”

In its conclusion, the report said there had been unprecedented interest in joining the Taliban cause in 2011 – even from members of the Afghan government.

“Afghan civilians frequently prefer Taliban governance over the Afghan government, usually as a result of government corruption,” it was reported as saying.

The Times, in an editorial, said Pakistan was “actively hindering reconciliation” between the Taliban and Kabul.

“Islamabad appears to be engaged in a systematic effort to destabilise the Kabul government of (President) Hamid Karzai prior to the withdrawal of Western forces, and to assist those attacking and killing those forces.

“The ISI emerges from this document looking considerably more villainous, even, than the Taliban itself.

“The picture that is painted is very much one of a force that both expects, and is widely expected, to have a big stake in controlling the Afghanistan of the future.”

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This report verifies the demands of Mansoor Ijaz that ISI should be regarded as terrorist organization. If MI is truthful against HH and civilian govt he must be truthful in his demand to his American govt. Let us hear from the people who love MI and wanted to use him to topple the elected govt.

This is no news. It is a fact. Pakistan wants Afghan-led and Afghan-owned, but Pakistan-controlled peace process. Same as its own government-led and government-owned but Establishment-controlled policies.

It is nonsense! They are themselves talking about peace with the Taliban while it is they the Taliban who are killing Pakistani soldiers and coming from Afghanistan! It is just desperation from US and NATO

Is it difficult to compile a report based on statements recorded from tortured innocent afghan civilians by NATO, they don’t spare regular army from friendly fire what to talk of interrogating innocent afghan civilians, by the way how do they differentiate between talibans and afghan civilians. Another propaganda stunt by NATO against Pakistan to pull it back into their painful relationship of an ally in so called War on Terror

The truth is you can’t change neighbors. When NATO is gone Pakistan has to deal with the same warlords on day to day basis. Pakistan should keep its national interest on top. Invest in future of both Pakistan and afghanistan. At the same time Pak should ensure that there is no violence originating from its soil or across the border.

They’ve never fooled anyone into thinking otherwise with their one line generic denials, anyways. That’s usually how it always is with ISI. Nobody really believes their denials while they actually think they’re good liars. But all it really comes down to is the fact that an intelligence agency would be one of the primary players in rooting out militants which also means they’re sole owners of the evidence against them which, because of their power ranking, is never in danger of being found out and questioned. They’ll just say no or ignore it with no repercussions as they don’t have to answer to anyone. It’s like trying to convict a killer who managed to become the leading detective on the case and the judge was an accomplice.Recommend

Sure some more propaganda against the ISI by Indian supported reporters and their Afghan lackeys. We all know how the so called interviews are manipulated by the Afghani government to support their Indian masters. See this report for what it is- a fabrication that allows Afghanistan’s government to blame all of their woes on Pakistan to please their Indian masters.
Pakistan should build a big wall on the border with Afghanistan to stop these Afghanis coming back after the West leaves.

What is wrong in that. America has links with Taliban secretly and begging them to spare the lives of American soldiers. Why America can have links with any body but ISI can not. A well thought campaign is being run against ISI but the enemies of Pakistan will never succeed and have not so far.

The only credit Pakistan can claim for its 64 years of existence is the manufacturing and export of high grade terrorism….to top it all its asking for an FTA with US, so that it can export “terrorists” without any trade barriers!!!

so let me get this straight, a super power cant control talibans because it has links with the intelligence agency of a third world country who is dependent on aid and funding from other countries to provide salaries to its people??CIA should have more links with any one in the world as it has no problems with the fundings, resources or technology.

Just playing information operation against Pakistan by leaking accidentally such reports. US themselves are involved in talks and opening of office in Qatar and blaming Pakistan for support. Strange duplicity….

A and B are friends for their mutual benefits and B and C are tied for notorious activities on their own agenda. Now, captain of C is hunted by global forces for criminal activities, C asks shelter for their captain to B which in turn request their best friend A to provide shelter, So, the captain lives at A’s home with top class security for 6 years until he was found and killed by global forces.
Now A is in self destruction mood and doesn’t want to come out of the denial and accept the facts and move on the right path. If A continues with same downward spiral, soon we will have the equations, A=0, B=0 and C=0.

The defeat of NATO is written on the wall and to wash it they are doing some lame propaganda and Western media playing a role of there right hand in this contest ..
PAKISTAN ZINDABAD AND LONG LIVE ISI
IMRAN KHAN ZINDABAD ..

now BBC did you also investigated that US is responsible for unrest and militancy in Baluchistan?
Did you have the news that TTP is American born and funded ? Do you have any facts that suicide bombing occurs when PAK rejects many demands of US ?
If ISI did anything you explained in above then she has full right to do so .End of story

I dun c any worng in that, if the report is true. Afghanistan is always gonna be Pakistans neighbour. therefore Pak wod want to have a govt which is Pak friendly. SO ISI IS WORKING IN THE INTEREST OF PAKISTAN. What is wrong in that.
Moreover they are supposedly helping the Afghan Taliban who doesnt carry out any activities inside Pakistan, its the Pakistani Taliban who are playing at the hands of the enemies.
What would US do, if Iran was its neighbour and had AhmadiNijad regime there.
Tell me what CIA would have done ?

We have suffered more than any country during the last three decades and will not tolerate a hostile government in Afghanistan. You have reservations about pakistan controlled afghan government and we have objection over Us controlled and india managed Afghan government. All parties are looking out for their geographical interests nobody has a higher moral ground here.

@Amjad: You are hardly aware of truth and mostly deny every thing that the entire world sees so clearly. This denial and support of those very forces that are responsible for the perils of Pakistan makes people like you unique. When will you see what is good for Pakistan and become part of happy progressive world trying to establish peace.

What did USA do when USSR wished to place missiles in Cuba?
What should Pakistan do when USA, in cahoots with India, conspires to encircle Pakistan?
What would any sane person do when his neighbor’s house is on fire?

Cross your heart and answer the above questions …
By the way who bestowed upon you the mantle to be the world’s policeman

report does not deserve even a passing remark….few days back OLD interview of Penetta was aired and now this…there was a lull in pak bashing in US recently but how long….Obama seeks re-election..such items will keep cropping up. ET or any paper should not waste space on every idiotic news items, conveniently leaked through western media.

i see that the more u talk against pak army or ISI, the more RECOMMENDATIONS it gets….. i say shame on them who think and talk this way…. pak army and its people are suffering the most from this terrorism, u should all c this before foul mouthing. top of the agenda rite now is to make sure this terrorism stops…. if not all than most of the terrorist outfits operating in pakistan are funded by foreign hands, raymond davis is a clear example…. these reports are targeting pakistan only to brain wash the people, which the americans have been doing quite wonderfully since the inception of 9/11, everything which is happening is in america’s favor and we are the one’s who are suffering…… and u still believe such stories….
i pity u

No doubt this revelation is no relief for the U.S. and its allies that are leaving Afghanistan in two years. Nobody can tell whether the Afghan government would survive beyond 2014. It looks as if Pakistan’s military would survive despite the uncertain future of the cvilian government.

After seeing “one movie” people in Pakistan are convinced that 9/11 was an inside job. Useless. You guys must see the the same movie made later by the same people. They have made 4-5 version of the movie and have pathetically failed to provide any evidence. Pls stop satisfying yourself by conspiracy theories and start living in the real world.

Acc to pakistani brother , all the terrorist attacks are done by insiders..lol.. But at the same time they will cry that “we are victim of terrorism” . Why should we care about that ??

If you are a victim , it does not mean that your people can keep bombarding whole world.

“ISI officers tout the need for continued jihad and expulsion of foreign invaders from Afghanistan.”

I do not see anything wrong with this goal. History has shown that insurgencies in Baluchistan and unrest in KPK (NWFP) always raise their heads whenever there are foreign forces in Afghanistan. Those who want to side with NATO rather than the Taliban, and criticize the ISI for not doing so, fail to learn important lessons from history.

US and Taliban decide to negotiate cutting out Islamabad and Kabul in Qatar
Islamabad and Karzai get nervous they will be cut off from any deal in Qatar
Islamabad and Karzai get all warm and friendly (breaking from the past) and decide to have their own talks (minus the Taliban or the US) in Kabul
Then the timely leak of a NATO secret report (to scuttle any parallel negotiations between Islamabad and Kabul that would disrupt the US-Taliban talks??)

Interesting love triangle going on here. Wonder where the poor folks on the afghan streets feature in this whole gameRecommend

The classified document in question was compiled from statements made by Taliban commanders and fighters while in detention. It is important to understand the context of this document, and extremely important not to draw firm conclusions based on the musings of detained Taliban. These detainees include some of the most motivated and ruthless of the INS who are inspired to play up their success, support, and morale. Their words must be taken in context. This document aggregates the comments of Taliban detainees in a captive environment, without considering the validity of, or motivation behind their reflections. Any conclusions drawn from this would be questionable at best. We understand there might be public interest in a classified document being exposed, but it is critically important to understand the context of what this document is. The insurgency has not had a track record of unbiased, balanced, or transparent reporting. We continue to see evidence that fighters are ignoring the orders of absentee commanders, and joining the reintegration and reconciliation process.

Whole world advised US not to enter in Afghanistan but they did and now heading precisely the predictable end. US and its “coalition of coarced” have failed to achieve their aims (if they had any) and the easiest way is to demonise Pakistan. ISI is doing the right thing and this is how it should be – Pakistan first. US and some in Pakistan want ISI to operate for US—— sorry it cant be done.Recommend

@wasim:
Actually, I have reservations with the Army controlled and Army directed policies of the Civilian Government in Pakistan. I think that the civilian government in Pakistan believes that it shall have no problem from India or Afghanistan once Talibans are removed from the region and that all three countries shall have good relations and prosper. The Establishment in Pakistan thinks otherwise.